Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1904 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Wildberg and Leo Tuteur of Chicago spent Sunday here. Leslie Clark and children are visiting in Englewood, 111., this week. /*sArthur Fendig, of New York City, is visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Fendig. “The Christian Business Man,” is the subject for the Sunday evening services at the Christian church. A*personal invitation is extended to every business man in Rensselaer to attend. Samuel Pullins, of North Dakota, is here and will be married June 9th, it is announced, to Miss Irma Crosscup, of this city. About twenty members of the local Court of Catholic Foresters attended a big banquet and initiation at Lafayette Sunday. X D. M. Worland pulled out for Morocco Tuesday with his merry-go-round , after a ten days’ run here. Vern Hopkins accompainied him with his ladder jn mping dog. The democratic convention for Marion, to nominate a township trustee and assessor, will be held in the east court room, June 18, Rt 2:30 p. m. See official cal) on editorial page.

The heavy rain of Sunday night was too much of a good thing in the Sharon neighborhood south of town, and also in the Gifford district and througout the low lands north of town. A. Roberts was called to St. Joseph, Mo., yesterday by the death of his ‘brother Lewis Roberts. Several years ago Lewis worked with Charlie here in the blacksmithing business. Mrs. Earl .of Sheldon, 111., mother of the man found dead in Milroy last week was here this week looking after matters concerning her son’s death, and visiting Mrs. Ed Tebo of Newton township. - E. P. Honan has been elected delegate to the National E-aternal Congress, which St. Louis in September. Besides the honor connected with the position, it pays $5 per day expenses. t Mr. Cory Price of Huron, Dak., formerly of Carpenter township, this county, and a brother of Surveyor M. B. Price, was married last week to Miss Mary Yieght of Hinsdale, 111. The bride is a sister of Mrs. Charles Medal of Carpenter township.

\A big gymnasium building 95x 125 feet in size, two stories in height, is to be erected at St. Joseph’s college this season. The building is to be located on the college campus, and ground has already been broken for same. A big new heating plant for all the buildings is to be put up also. Thomas Keefe, who burglarized a jewelry store at Brook some time ago and was confined in jail here awaiting trial, was found guilty as charged in the Newton circuit court last week and was sentenced from two to fourteen years in the penitentary. He was taken from here Monday to begin his sentence.

-AjiVord has been received here of the death of A. J. Yeoman, which is said to have occurred recently in Canada. Jack was a former resident of Jordan township and was also sheriff of this county for two terms. He-left here under a cloud, leaving many debts behind, and located in Kansas, where he was soon known as a prosperous cattle dealer. About two years ago he got* into financial difficulties there and again skipped out, since which nothing bad been heard of him here until the news of his recent death. V Four cases of typhoid fever nave appeared in the family of James Tanner on North Front street. This is an uncommon disease in Rensselaer, owing to the excellent water here, most of the wells being drilled. There is a drilled well at the Tanner home, bnt we are told that there is an old abandoned dog well not far from the drilled well, and perhaps the stagnant water therefrom has got into the pipe in the latterryMrs. M. E. Hinkle, of Michigan, has come here to take care of Mrs. Tanner and children daring their sickness. Go-Carts and Baby Carriages at bottom prices at Williams’.